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monday, honoring requests to stay on the sidewalk. this location with zpents a few committed occupiers is supposed to be many gatherings and today, 1:00 justin herman plaza event described as a mobile street party turned out to be a party of one. and this is postponed until 2:00 this afternoon. and there is supposed to be a rally and celebration here and there is one continuing on with the march. we're going to keep an eye on it. >> abc 7 news reporter is on the move with the prot testors in downtown san francisco. and what is going on now. >> there is corner of market
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and stream streets. you can see about 120 people so far this, is about the size of the group up market street. and then to california and then, back down, here. jesse mccarthy is one of the guys part of the march. and what do you think of this? >> and people coming together and working for a common cause. >> the message is pretty mixed. and there are a lot of raised fingers, people yelling at the media. >> and there is some miscommunication saying we have a right to be here you don't want to control the message. >> yes. >> there is a message but
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people have their own. >> thank you for talking with me, i appreciate it. nice job. market street is blocked off and open towards the embarcadero. there is a small area, reporting from market and dream abc 7 news. >> and there is mark coming to you via cell phone technology. upside is that this allows us to be on the street in the middle of the marchers. >> and there is abc 7's nick smith is live for us. nick? >> good afternoon, demonstrators just started to gather, looking over my shoulder you can see they're marking the anniversary of the occupy wall street movement by taking to the streets. and there is a first launched
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protest a year ago. and this is in to recognize demonstrators and their movement against big banks. the group at the berkeley bart station used social media to rally supporters and has been organized by a group calling themselves occupy bay area jewish contingent, starting their day with prayer and are using the jewish new year holiday as a back drop to demonstrate against the large banks. and there is code pink moving their support for the ak as well. and you can see there is young and old gathering there. now, they've displayed signs and they're wanting to make the presence known, together they'll challenge lebding practices of the major banks in the area. and in the mixing of the holiday, it seems odd to some
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and there are organizers saying no, the torah is a story of the liberation of struggle and making this the perfect back drop for their demonstration. in berkeley, abc 7 news. >> we're keeping a watch on this situation in downtown san francisco. sky 7 hd above protestors right now and there is this street shut down at the moment. >> and there are police shadowing protestors and they're a few feet behind in situations keeping an eye on things. there have been no incidents and police are allowing them to kmondeer one street at a time. >> and there is one just ahead
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here, and we'll be tweeting updates for you on how they'll be affecting you. >> and you can follow us on twitter. >> and stay with us, qeem watch on this throughout the newscast. >> san jose police chief chris moore announced he plans to retire and will leave at the end of next january. san jose has seen a spike in violent crime. the police department has fewer officers than it did a few years ago because of budget cuts. >> there is frustration when you're in the middle of it. it's hard. it's about the right time for me. and this is a difficult time and you know,. >> there is more than a year and a half, spending 27 years with the san jose police
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department. >> there is a witness saying chris stevens has breathing and had a pulse when people pulled him p a room where he was injured in liba. this was the fairs tack linked to the antiislam movie inciting riots world wide. there are civilian that's drove him to the hospital where he died. he grew up in piedmont and graduated from uc berkeley and hastings school of law. >> the film of the mim maker linked to an antiislamic movie left their california home. deputies says the relatives left their cerritos home around p:45 this moshing. >> the family was taken to an undisclosed location. he wore heavy clothing to disguise his appearance. >> and the leader of hezbollah called for a protest targeting u.s. embassy today. he doesn't appear usually in
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public. >> the shells of burned cars are blocking streets near a u.s. military base in kabul, afghanistan. and prince harry is stationed that the base. the prince was a mile way when the insurgents struck. 14 of the 15 attackers died. >> and the napa county sheriff's office is trying to identify a hispanic man found on highway 128 this morning. and police believe he's a victim of a hit and run. the man was partially clothed and unconscious. had serious head injuries and sheriff deputies have taken fingerprints. >> concord police want to learn more about an officer shot during a standoff today. >> the man claimed he was skparmd said he wanted to kill himself.
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this forced a shelter in place order for residents. the suspect is recovering from a gunshot wound. >> investigators are searching for this man, a 65-year-old retired san francisco firefighter. heeds been missing after a cross country amtrak trip. his daughter handed out flyers this morning. he was taking amtrak to chicago with plans to travel to canada. he may have been spotted getting off the train in omaha. an underground pipe sent water streaming down 9th avenue there is as well as some offices. the principle credits parents with pitching in. and investigators believe an electrical problem started the
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fire that caused $300,000 worth of damage and destroyed school records. >> the excitement is building as oakland a's make a first run for the post season birth since twivem. >> -- 2006. >> hundreds lined up and the a's, no doubt, they're baseball's biggest surprise. and this despite having baseball's second lowest payroll. and they're loving it right now. >> i've been we're win, lose, sprain training i'm here for my a's. i'm not a band wagoner. i'm ready to do this. >> and she goes back a ways. the a's on pace to be the number one seed in the american league for wild card.
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and they're only three games behind texas rangers. >> and it will be. it's looking like there is going to be nice weather to enjoy as well. >> and there is mainly sunny skies and a little cooler than last week, still a pleasant evening coming our way. clear skies early. fog later at night and there is low temperatures from mid 40s to mid-50s. sunny skies across the bay area and there is cooler on the coast. coastal highs into upper 50s tomorrow, 60s to 70s around the bay. and there is more lovely weather still to come. i'll have the accu-weather forecast. >> thank you, spencer. >> and still ahead, apple already setting new records with its iphone 5. a live report from bloomberg west in san francisco is up
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next. >> and meet peanut. why the 8-year-old or yang tang has a team of doctors watching her closely these day autos and in oakland, high school students are texting behind the wheel. it's a safety lesson they hopefully won't have to learn the hard way. >> there is a look at the san francisco skyway. you can see it's a typical heavy traffic for drivers trying to make their way across the bay bridge. towards east bay. drivers heading south towards peninsula it's looking rather nice. stay with us. abc 7 news at 4:00 continues right after this.
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a wireless carrier and an oakland school teamed up to show students dangers of texting and driving in a new way that they can relate to. >> in driver's ed you're taught to keep both hands on the steering wheel. now, the teen-aged driver is likely to have a hand on the cell phone you want to like, be able to like x reply back, you know? >> keeping in constant contact can be dangerous, even deadly. that is why they hope this will be a save saving life lesson, this senior was confident about his ability to text and drive. >> and yes, i think i could. >> a lot of students are starting to drive. it's important to us to understand what the potential ramifications could be. >> it's imperative you use your phone when it's appropriate while while
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driving in a car. >> now, let's see how david did. >> yes. yes. >> and is there a phone on you?. >> off, he goes. >> and next thing you know... >> i crash skpitd was hard to look and be in the road on the same time it will be here at skyline all day tomorrow, then, wednesday, it's national don't text while driving day. >> this is funny in a stim simulateor. but not in real life. >> and cory johnson is live in san francisco this afternoon. >> there is apple says the iphone 5 is breaking sales records. and double the previous record
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of a million. and there is wait time of two to three weeks online this, is leading to another big day, apple stocks closing $699 a share. and and the big sales are good news for apple and may turn out to be a headache for wireless carriers that have to pay subsid yeez for iphones so.d google acquired nik software to make an app called snap feed. and there is mobile company square bringing in major money, closing in $200 million funding round. and there is todayack may not
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sell its bank ruping filing and considering alternatives to selling, initial bids at well below $2.6 billion kodak hoped for. they were planning using those proceeds to pay off its credit tores and a little fight between two gaming companies. zynga filing a counter suit against electronic arts claiming they tried to stop employees for leaving for zynga and claims a copy right suit has no merit and is kusing of infringing of its sims social game. stocks fell as the european finance chief dmot come to an agreement. and the manufacturing index slumped. your bloomberg silicon valley index closed higher with shares of apple and ebay helping naul higher. and september means students fwook hitting bhooks or supposed to be. and there is currently
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reaching 30% of college students, 15% of high school students in the u.s. now doing mer, growing into a student hub where others can access educational materials and hope to launch a big called skpimpk ep prep. it's -- zinc prep. and in san francisco, i'm cory johnson with bloomberg west. back to you. >> thank you. >> first time, chemotherapy being used on a great ape. peanut is an 8-year-old orangutan with nonhodgkin's lymphoma. she's being treated with a chemo drip. peanut's trainer says she's hanging in there. >> just like any cancer patient going through chemo is, but still has got that twinkle in her eye. and you know, she's still got that personality.
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>> there is peanut. there will be six doses of chemo three weeks away. doctors say she has age on her side but they can't predict the outcome. orangutan's share 96% of human dna. >> and looks like it's going to be nice. >> and there is some fog near the coast. there is a live from our mount tam camera. sunny skies and there is our shot. we'll take that. there is clear skies and here is a look at live doppler 7 hd. there is that fog just off the coast and not much is touching
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the coastline. sunny skies and cool to mild 60 degrees in san francisco. there is warmer in the inland east bay. these are the high li.s skies turning cloudy overnight, cooler than average and autumn arriving saturday morning at 7:49. back to satellite image there is a a look at lows for tonight. low to mid-50s foremost of the bay area. cooler in the north bay valleys and there are tomorrow, at 5:00 in the morning we'll see low clouds and fog around. quickly burning back to the coastline and giving us sunny skies again and there is
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cooler on the coast and mid to upper 50s, 60s to low 70s around the bay. let's start into the south bay, highs into mid-70s tomorrow there is low 70s in redwood city. upper 50s in pacifica. downtown san francisco, 62 tomorrow, 59 into the sunset district. north bay there are highs into 70s and 80s way up north. 67 oakland. 72 union city. there are highs into low 80s and here is the accu-weather forecast. there is a cooling down more on wednesday, with highs into low 80s into mildest locations inland z then, we'll warm up approaching the weekend. saturday, again marking fall. friday, first, last full day.
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>> cool, but pleasant. >> like the team here. >> actress amanda bynes faces more legal problems whachl police caught her doing this time, up next. >> a california boy turns a car store into a global fen nom nom nonwith nothing more than card board and paint. >> taking a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. it's easy sailing across the bridge. and stay with us. abc 7 news at 4:00 continues right after this.
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actress amanda bynes has another run in with the law. >> there is today's entertainment news from on the red carpite for the fourth time in five months actress amabd manda bynes is in trouble with the law involving driving. it happened yesterday. officials pulled her over for driving on a suspended license, bynes cited and the car, towed. >> this stems from two hit and run crashes. she faces a dui charge but pleaded not guilty in that case. stars brave the heat this weekend and now, all eyes on the prime time emmys just days away. >> i love modern family. >> i have reality shows that i watch. >> and there is they will air
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this sunday, but catch the action when otrc presents a live preshow starting at 2:00 p.m. the beatles and frank sinatra played a major role in pop music. and opens know. summer in pennsylvania. get morgue headlines on otrc.com. >> and there is when you can see who wearing what from 4:00 to 5:00, then, the 64th annual emmy awards from 5:00 to 8:00 here on abc 7. >> there is a young california boy liking to play with card board is inspiring a global phenomenon. a film maker spotted 9-year-old cain converting his father's store into an arcade
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of games made out of card board. and a film generated to00,000s ndz donations for a foundation that is inspiring a cham yempk, people are encouraged to have card board-themed events. and there are 25 countries signing up so he's on to something. >> remember when you had a big card board box to play ins a kid? it was nothing like that. >> that was the only thing we had. >> battle over big box stores and why a report says those stores could cost thousands of jobs. >> also, chicago teachers start outside of the classroom. battles now heading to courts. there is no quick solution. >> michael finney tests products promising
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a scary situation in new york. a telephone threat warned of a terrorist in the wheel well of the jet as well as another in the wheel well of a airplane. >> the plane out of sfo was
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american air lines flight 24, a boeing 767. the other aircraft was a thin air flight out of helsinki. both planes arrived about an hour from each other, authorities ice yol yaited them after police received a call claiming terrorists wearing gas masks were hiding in the wheel well of each plane there. is not more information and sources say the telephone call was vague. they found nudging and audio from the air lines pilot indicates he seems to be confuse skpdz apparently kept out of the loop. >> yes. how come we're sitting out sneer. >> yes. i was instructed by the tower supervisor to hold new that position. they're talking on the phone. i'll call you as soon as i have information. >> we're surrounded by emergency vehicles. there is a reason for this. someone has got to tell us the
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information or we'll evacuate the aircraft. i demand the information right new. >> police conducted interview was crew members. four air marshals had been on the tashlack on that american airlines flight. they interviewed passengers. both planes were given the all clear. hiding in wheel whelwell is something stow ways have done in the past but it usually results in death due to lack of oxygen and freezing temperatures. >> thank you. >> and a new report takes aim at one of the controversial issues in san francisco. big box formula retailers that says just one store in the city could hurt small businesses and cost thousands of jobs. there is the impact on small grocery stores. this offers food along with other products. and there is a market in san
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francisco operated for 28 years, and he has records wall mart may want to move in the city. and he and other owners are worried. now there is a report shows there could be grounds fr that concern. this city budget analyst says based on the results if there is a large big box store opening here, independent stores will close and up to 1300 jobs could be lost. >> this is not level playing field. they have options to buy smaller from stores and we zront that capability here. >> this can lead to grit greater access to fresh food it comes at the risk of lost
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jobs and lowered labor standards. >> and he says he plans to introduce measures balancing what he needs a need for fresh food with the needs of small businesses. and this analyst says the option would be to require an economic analysis before large formula projects, chain stores are approved. tonight at 6:00 what one planning commissioner thinks about that idea. larry and carolyn? >> thank you. >> and schoolteachers in chicago will remain on strike one more day and courts haven't come forward to order them back into the classroom. the strike entered a second week today, attorneys asked a state judge to issue an injunction ordering teachers back to work. hearing will be held on wednesday z city officials claim this is endangering 350,000 students attending public schools in chicago. >> we've got dwron a point
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where you know, we just have to say it's time to put our kids in school. >> we've gone without pay five days. that is an important decision. and they want to -- they want to do it with a clear conscious. >> this centers on a system to rate job performance of issues. >> there is a royal photo scandal over topless pictures of prince yim's wife, kate. it's widening and the couple is looking to file criminal charges. >> there is clear skies but that doesn't necessarily indicate warmth. >> back to work monday checking the commute. travelers trying to get across the golden gate bridge. sluggish northbound and smooth sailing for folks heading into san francisco. stay with us.
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take a look at top trending searches today. she magazine, and next, we mentioned earlier amanda bynes planning to check herself into rehab tomorrow or wednesday. and finally, jewish new year began last night at sun down down.
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>> frerk court will decide whether to order an injunction, stopping furrer publications stopping photos of the partially clad duchess of camebridge. >> on the out sirkd they're keeping upper lips stiff. but as their goodwill tour stretches there are signs they're sieging on the inside. as the prince urged photographers to hurry up, back in europe, lawyers are trying to convince french prosecutors to pursue charges paparazzi and william reportedly said he wants that photographer in jail. >> and that speaks volumes about how he feels about putting an end on this type of
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journalism an italian magazine ran a spread today under the headlines and the former italian prime minister once used the law to block pictures of his own parties. the royals want an injunction to stop the release of anymore photos. it's probably too late for that. >> these magazines can incorporate into the price of doing business, the fines they'll have to pay. for the prince, the battle is personal. his mother was killed 16 years ago, as she fled paparazzi flash bulbs. the italian magazine publishing that spread today is the same that published pictures of diana as she was dying after the car crash. >> and still ahead, spencer christian here. >> with a look at weather ahead. >> we're going to start with a look at national conditions tomorrow, you can see it's
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turning cooler and more autumn like interest there is highs into 60s and into the east it's going to be showery and cool and this is is 101 in phoenix. taking a look at condition as cross california tomorrow, will be mild to hot in places and 92 in yosemite. and there is 104 palm springs and warm in los angeles there are things shaping up in the bay area tomorrow, we'll see fog and low clouds but that burns back to the coastline giving us another sunny day with a wide range of high temperatures, upper 50s near the coast.
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and low 80s inland. there is 83 in antioch north bay, 80. and there is highs into upper 60s to around 70s near the bay and there is a very pleasant day tomorrow, temperatures just a few degrees below after rej. looks like a nice week ahead. >> thank you. >> still ahead girls versus boys. who is better at writing? results of a new test. >> and a sandwich showdown. an award a chain is putting up to find a creative new sandwich. >> keeping car tires clean can be a dirty job. there is a product making it easy. >> and there is live coverage on the occupy protests marking the one-year anniversary of the beginning with reports on
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checking healthy living news there are new concerns about children and salt. according to the cdc, children are seat eating just as much salt as adults every day z it's creating problems axe cord together study, 15% have high blood pressure. and this is recommended people eat month more than one teaspoon of salt per day. >> girls are better writers than boys is the word from national assessment of educational progress, testing thousands of students and studentses asked to perm yorm writing tasks in three areas. and female students scored slightly higher in both grades. a spokesperson believes one reason is that girls enjoy writing more than boys do. >> keeping a car clean is not only about good looks but maintaining car value.
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there is a report on the best wheel cleaners. at this storage facility, cars get top notch service. the owner makes sure his team pays special attention. >> every time you hit brakes dust gets on the wheels. every time you hit a rock it chips the wheel. and there is few of us have extra cars in storage, keeping cars clean can prevent them from dulling or getting damaged. consumer reports tested five cleaners designed for cleaning wheels from names like armor all and black magic. all promising to get rid of brake dust and grime. this pray on hose off cleaners cost from $5 to $7. there are before pictures and went to work. wiping off some dirt applied as directed and waited.
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he rinsed and wiped tire with a second cloth so he can compare dirt. >> i didn't use a brush because i wanted to see how well the product worked. >> turns out none of the products delivered dazzling result was out brushing. to get that required scrubbing. >> there are better options. if you're going have to brush you might as well start with a less expensive product. >> the zepp degreaser costs about $10 for a gallon. that is just pennies per wheel. and there are headlights also often need special attention. and that can cut down on visibility. tests found one kit that pefsh yormed west, villania.
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>> if you spend hours on the tarmac instead of flying to your destination you're not alone. more planes stuck in july. 28 planes spent more than three hours on the ground and 16 fleets went in and out of chicago o'hare during severe thunderstorms, united airlines had the worst on time rate. >> and united is planning on web site upgrades by the end of the month. passengers will be able to see if they're in line for an upgrade as soon as booking a flight. currently only allowing to check upgrade wait lists 24 hours before they fly. and otherwise have to call head of time to find out if they qualify for that upgrade. >> if you're an aspiring chef here is a chance to take home cash. and there is panera offering
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$10,000 for the most creative new sandwich. the winning sandwich will be added to menus in participating cafes and will get $500 worth of panera gift cards and free baggels for a year. people don't know carolyn is a great cook. so, i can watch and eat. so there is a sample. >> barry isn't a big bread guy. >> is there a wrap category? >> i think they do have wrap there's. >> we should talk about menu options later on. >> that could work. >> still ahead at 4:00 there are serious kre qes about raised after this video. a toddler playing with a gorilla. you'll hear from the
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new sex abuse surfaced against boy scouts of america. >> that organization accused of covering up abuse against children for decades. los angeles times says officials asked volunteers to resign and then apparently helped them cover their tracks. >> the times examined more than 500 cases of alleged abuse. boy scouts says there are now background checks and training programs to prevent abuse. >> there is a shocking video from 20 years ago showing a gorilla playing with a toddler. >> and the little girl in the video is his daughter. >> the father and daughter spoke to good morning america about why they did what they
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did. >> jaw dropping video getting national attention shows a 300 pound gorilla showing the 18-month-old and her father a gorilla expert placed her in the cage. >> if you're part of the family group it's really not risky. these animals are very, very gentle animal autos that is why he is now releasing the film to help raise wareness about these endangered anlz. he and tanzy, now 22 spoke to good morning america. >> i remember going in with the animals and just loving being around them like playing with another brother or sister, really. >> and there has been tacks. in 2004 a gorilla escaped and attacked a 3-year-old boy. steve irwin was criticized for feeding a crocodile with his
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baby in his arms. >> these are wild animals. so in a word unpredictable. >> and jack says they have been accepted into the gorilla family structure for generations and damion believes this will help the foundation save this species. >> this is all about breathing and sind -- breeding, sending them home, then protecting them he estimates the world wide population is down. the foundation says it's helped breed, and place 50 gore ril yaz back into the wild. >> that is amazing and there are a million things that could go wrong there. >> and there is big news about a little baby in washington, d.c.. >> take a look. this is video from national zoo shows a giant panda just hours after giving birth to a cub last night. >> the new cub he was only a
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few ounces. and but they new when-knew when the cub arrived. >> an adult panda, 260 pounds a baby is just a few ounces and this cub sqwauks so loudly. that is the first time confirmation. the squawking. >> and the national zoo put a live panda cam on the internet now. you can find a link to it on our web site abc 7 news.com under see it on tv. one report describing the baby like the size of a stick of butter. so this is hard to see. >> and want to remind you about our new alarm clock app you can down load for free from the app store and receive news headlines the moment you wake up. and there is san jose's top
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cop stepping down. >> and a south bay family vows to fix a dangerous street that contributed to the death of their young son so no one else will have to feel their pain. >> cameras veering off and cool by summer standards. and i'll let you know how long this pattern will remain in place. >> sky 7 hd is live over occupy protestors marching their way through san francisco. there is a one-year anniversary of the movement you can see they're yorn kerny and pine streets right now. good evening, i'm cheryl jenning autos there is live coverage from the air and ground. we're going to begin with mark matthew who's is live with the latest there tonight. mark?
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>> we've been meandering throughout the financial district since 3:00 this afternoon. and can you guys hear snee there is a rally scheduled for 5:00 this evening that is now. they've just arrived here and this is with about the second time around for us, we've been marching ash the financial district and now we're back here at the plaza. there is a live -- where a protest is supposed to happen here. they're supposed to be meeting up with others but i think now, the crowd may be 200 or so, less than an pis tis paited here at the corner of market and i'm sor year, california and kerny. back to you.

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